On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 7:20 PM, Jos Collin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I hav one more question ... shouldn't we ask Dr RMS to change the name >> to Free Software to Freedom Software ? > > I think "Freedom Software" conveys the meaning. I have seen lot of people > interpreting "Free Software" wrongly.
English is broken. It cant Differentiate between Free Beer and Free Speech > They think that it is software, which > is developed by people who are not interested in Software Business and they > are developing softwares and giving it to their clients absolutely free of > cost. I think if we specify "Free Software" somewhere, it should follow > "Free as in Free Speech, not as in Free Beer". > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 7:05 PM, Althaf Backer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> well well well ,i hav a serious question , we are for freedom with >> respect to software field , am i right ? so , even if some one ask abt >> iLUG ... we must not be forced to explain the meaning .. wht i meant >> is .. ILUG - indian Libre User Group , Libre with respect to wht ? >> This particular acronym doesn't implicitly convey our motive , what >> we aim at is common ppl and they must understand out motives without >> burning their head , its like using the terminal and using GUI , ppl >> find it easy to use a mouse than a keyboard .. >> >> So my suggestions would be >> FSUG - Free Software Users Group >> IGUG - Indian GNU users Group >> >> I hav one more question ... shouldn't we ask Dr RMS to change the name >> to Free Software to Freedom Software ? >> >> >> On 11/20/08, Deepu Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > I'm happy that the ILUG acronym has been maintained, but I cant say I >> > like >> > the new name much. >> > >> > What or who constitutes a "Libre User"? How can anybody be a "user of >> > freedom"? I dont consider myself an expert in English, but "Indian Libre >> > User Group" sounds grammatically incorrect as well. Libre is an >> > adjective, >> > not a noun. So it can't be a ready replacement for "linux". (though I >> > may be >> > wrong about this) >> > >> > I can think of at least three people I know who can be convinced that >> > the >> > "Indian Libre User Group" is a naxalite group operating in the North >> > East. >> > ;P >> > >> >>Sameer said: >> >>the name signifies our commitment to any activity, field >> >>or movement that follows the principles of truth and freedom. >> > >> > So this isnt just about software anymore? Freedom and truth are both >> > subjective. Are we going to include fields totally unrelated to >> > computers >> > and technology within the scope of ILUG? >> > >> > Deepu >> > >> >> >> -- >> Althaf K Backer >> Department of Computer Science >> School Of engineering >> Cochin University of Science and Technology >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailinglist mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailinglist mailing list > [email protected] > http://ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org > > -- Any responsible politician should be encouraging a home grown Free Software industry because it creates the basis for future jobs. Learning Windows is like learning to eat every meal at McDonalds. _______________________________________________ Mailinglist mailing list [email protected] http://ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org
